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Duane Reed

Age: 33 Hometown: Amity Account: Reed died after his ATV collided with an ATV driven by his brother-in-law on the street near his house. About 4 p.m., Reed and Neil Miller, 32, also of Amity, were driving their ATVs in the yard outside Reed's house. Reed headed out onto DeJong Road, a paved street, and Miller followed him. They came upon a car headed in the same direction. Miller told Polk County sheriff's deputies that Reed veered into the left lane in an apparent attempt to pass. Miller followed, telling deputies that he 'gassed" the engine assuming they were passing. But Miller's ATV rammed into the back of Reed's. The impact threw Reed from his ATV, and he landed on the roadway. Neither Reed nor Miller was wearing a helmet. Miller was driving a Yamaha Raptor 660R four-wheeler. Reed was riding a Yamaha Twin 350. Miller later said they try to drive the posted speed limit of 25 mph. "But since ATVs don't have speedometers, he was unsure how fast they were traveling." Source:
Polk County sheriff's office